Meaning of "maim" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAIM

From Old French mahaignier to wound, probably of Germanic origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MAIM

maim  [meɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAIM

Maim is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb maim in English.

WHAT DOES MAIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mutilation

Mutilation or maiming is an act of physical injury that degrades the appearance or function of any living body, sometimes causing death.

Definition of maim in the English dictionary

The first definition of maim in the dictionary is to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of. Other definition of maim is to make defective. Maim is also an injury or defect.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MAIM

PRESENT

Present

I maim

you maim

he/she/it maims

we maim

you maim

they maim

Present continuous

I am maiming

you are maiming

he/she/it is maiming

we are maiming

you are maiming

they are maiming

Present perfect

I have maimed

you have maimed

he/she/it has maimed

we have maimed

you have maimed

they have maimed

Present perfect continuous

I have been maiming

you have been maiming

he/she/it has been maiming

we have been maiming

you have been maiming

they have been maiming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I maimed

you maimed

he/she/it maimed

we maimed

you maimed

they maimed

Past continuous

I was maiming

you were maiming

he/she/it was maiming

we were maiming

you were maiming

they were maiming

Past perfect

I had maimed

you had maimed

he/she/it had maimed

we had maimed

you had maimed

they had maimed

Past perfect continuous

I had been maiming

you had been maiming

he/she/it had been maiming

we had been maiming

you had been maiming

they had been maiming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will maim

you will maim

he/she/it will maim

we will maim

you will maim

they will maim

Future continuous

I will be maiming

you will be maiming

he/she/it will be maiming

we will be maiming

you will be maiming

they will be maiming

Future perfect

I will have maimed

you will have maimed

he/she/it will have maimed

we will have maimed

you will have maimed

they will have maimed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been maiming

you will have been maiming

he/she/it will have been maiming

we will have been maiming

you will have been maiming

they will have been maiming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would maim

you would maim

he/she/it would maim

we would maim

you would maim

they would maim

Conditional continuous

I would be maiming

you would be maiming

he/she/it would be maiming

we would be maiming

you would be maiming

they would be maiming

Conditional perfect

I would have maim

you would have maim

he/she/it would have maim

we would have maim

you would have maim

they would have maim

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been maiming

you would have been maiming

he/she/it would have been maiming

we would have been maiming

you would have been maiming

they would have been maiming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you maim
we let´s maim
you maim

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to maim

Past participle

maimed

Present Participle

maiming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MAIM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «maim» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of maim

cripple · disable · hamstring · hurt · impair · incapacitate · injure · lame · mangle · mangulate · mar · mutilate · wound

TRANSLATION OF MAIM

Find out the translation of maim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of maim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maim» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 致残
• Translator English - Spanish: lisiar
• English: maim
• Translator English - Hindi: पंगु बनाना
• Translator English - Arabic: التشويه
• Translator English - Russian: калечат
• Translator English - Portuguese: mutilar
• Translator English - Bengali: পঙ্গু করা
• Translator English - French: mutiler
• Translator English - Malay: Maim
• Translator English - German: verstümmeln
• Translator English - Japanese: 傷害を負わせる
• Translator English - Korean: 불구자로 만들다
• Translator English - Javanese: Maim
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thành tàn tật
• Translator English - Tamil: முடமாக்கும்பொருட்டும்
• Translator English - Marathi: अपमान करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: sakatlamak
• Translator English - Italian: mutilare
• Translator English - Polish: okaleczyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: калічать
• Translator English - Romanian: mutila
• Translator English - Greek: ακρωτηριάζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vermink
• Translator English - Swedish: lemlästa
• Translator English - Norwegian: lemleste

4 QUOTES WITH «MAIM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word maim.

1

Jane Leavy

Naming is a privilege of reason and the province of bullies. We name to tame and to maim; to honor the great, the dead, and ourselves.

2

Phyllis Logan

Why do people want to kill and maim and pillage? We're all in it together.

3

Lawrence Taylor

In football, you can always maim a person if you wanted to.

4

David Wilkerson

Christ died to save this lost world; he did not come to destroy, maim or pour out wrath.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAIM»

Discover the use of maim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Madonnas That Maim: Popular Catholicism in Italy Since the ...

In Madonnas That Maim, Michael Carroll looks at the ways in which Italians have revered, invoked, feared, and placated their madonnas and saints.

Michael P. Carroll, 1992

Cheaper to Kill than to Maim

A critical look at the ever-diminishing rights of Texans to sue for medical malpractice, the movement to further restrict those rights and the difficult -- but not impossible -- task of fighting for compensation for wrongs done you by ...

Dan Barrett, Larry Upshaw, 2002

Mastering Hebrew

Student: Turn left at the fourth corner. lexl arbaa rexovot. lexl asar a rexovot. lexl Bney rexov6t. lexl BloSa rexov6t. lexl xaraiga rexov6t. lexl Smona rexovot. lexl SiSa rexovot. lexl Siv'S rexov6t. lexl tiS'a rexov&t. bapina harevilt pnl smola. . maim ...

Hanna Levinson, 1988

Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

MAIM: THE. MERSEYSIDE. ACCIDENT. INFORMATION. MODEL. Harry S. Miaiiiinii and John Dames Generally speaking, the term accident is used to denote events resulting in undesired or unplanned physical injury or damage; an accident ...

Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998

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Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate ...

Bestselling author Amy Stewart takes on two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate and otherwise offend.

Amy Stewart, 2010

Concise Compendium of the World's Languages

maim kyd karum? 'What am I to do?' (c) The future (not, strictly speaking, synthetic ) is made by adding the affix -gal-gil-ge to the subjunctive endings: e.g. maim dumga 'I shall give'; ham calemge 'we shall go'. 2. Compound tenses with ...

George L. Campbell, 1998

Text, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics

3.2.1.2 Criminal law: maim and statutory assault offences Battery is a crime as well as a tort, albeit in the latter context the term used for it is 'assault'.11 In fact, given the nature of non-consensual surgical procedures, it is clear more serious ...

Marc Stauch, Kay Wheat, John Tingle, 2011

Who's who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From ...

From World War II to the Present Day Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon. Maim, Jonathan Maim, Jonathan one of the most ptommem otgamsets of the teeonsttuetion of the Lahout Patty and was exttemely elose to the leadet of the patty, Tony ...

Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon, 2002

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms

magisterial. maim. or occult powers (as in calling spirits to their assistance, in performing miracles, in divining the future, and in fixing the destinies of men). In extended use the word denotes a power or influence that produces effects akin to or ...

Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maim is used in the context of the following news items.

Remanded again | Barbados Today

Greaves was not required to plead to his final charge of causing serious bodily harm to Jalisa Springer with intent to maim, disfigure and ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»

Dog owners warned to stay vigilant after pet gets trapped in snare at …

It could severely maim or even kill an animal. If there hadn't been the two of us there then I don't know what would have happened. “When I ... «Leamington Observer, Jul 15»

Why 'time bombs on wheels' such as heavy vehicles abound on …

Burst tyres can kill or maim motorists and cause the vehicle to go out of control. In Dubai last year, two people were killed and three injured in ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

20 years after parole ends, Virginia taking up the issue again - The …

... of Leonard's farm to another inmate at Bland Correctional Center, asking him to find and maim not only Leonard but another target as well. «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»

Suspect Tasered After Allegedly Assaulting Police Officer … - Patch

... was immobilized, handcuffed and arrested on assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to murder or maim. «Patch.com, Jul 15»

The Iranian nuclear deal is fait accompli | Communities Digital News

... the Khobar Towers bomb attack in Saudi Arabia, and the deployment of Quds force operatives to help kill and maim thousands of Americans ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»

ZUNDE party says no to Zanu PF rejects - New Zimbabwe.com

"Our adversaries will not hesitate to kill, abduct, maim or rape as they did during Gukurahundi and 2008 elections." Mbira went on: "This is why ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jul 15»

I didn't kill people: JB Sibanda - NewsDay Zimbabwe

JS: I cannot sit in a meeting where people agree to go and maim ordinary citizens. Do not forget I come from Matabeleland. I speak Ndebele, I ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»

Most inspiring speeches by some of the very well-known figures you …

"It's a bit rich to oppress, enslave, kill, torture, maim people for 200 years and then celebrate the fact that they are democratic at the end of it. «India Today, Jul 15»

Kill a Worker? You're Not a Criminal. Steal a Worker's Pay? You Are …

... a criminal charge more serious than a misdemeanor with respect to managers who create circumstances that kill and maim workers, and also ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»